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WILMINGTON, N.Y. - Swedish snowboarder Jonatan Johansson died Sunday after falling during a snowboardcross run down Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks.



The 26-year-old Turin Olympics competitor lost control on one of his jumps during training for an International Ski Federation World Cup competition, according to U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association spokesman Tom Kelly.

A state police report said Johansson tried to correct himself but landed hard. An autopsy found the cause of death to be multiple internal injuries.

Officials said Johansson landed within the course boundaries and was wearing a helmet. Olympic Regional Development Authority spokesman Sandy Caligiore said he did not hit a tree, a pole or any other obstacle. The course where Johansson crashed, the Boreen Trail, has special snowboardcross features constructed for competition.

Johansson was on a section of the trail by himself when he fell.

He was transported to Adirondack Medical Center in nearby Lake Placid, where he was pronounced dead, according to hospital spokeswoman Beth Donahue. An autopsy will be performed Monday at the medical facility's main center in Saranac Lake.

The Swede had been competing at the World Cup level since 2000. Johansson finished 12th in snowboardcross at Turin. He was ranked 45th in the World Cup standings this season.

Whiteface, down the road from Lake Placid, was hosting the four-day World Cup event. The rest of the snowboardcross event was canceled.



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thats scary, especially because he was wearing a helmet

helmets do not save your life. at over 30mph which i assume he was because he was on a skicross course they are useless.

yea he must've fell really hard to get that severe internal injuries.

thats scary

yeah it is

u never think that u can die when ur skiing. it blows that that has to happen

wow man that sucks so bad....

yeah it was not good, i was there the day before that and the course looked pretty good. wf is lookin at a serious lawsuit possibly

Not good, sad for that guy, only 26

nah, they have all the disclaimer shit that u agree to when u purchase a lift ticket. its written on the back of the ticket and on trail maps

ya i was there i hearde he ripped a vein or artery from his heart and cled to death

taht doesn't mean shit, theres so many loopholes

its different for a comp because it can be blamed on poor course construction or negligence on the muntains part. there are many loopholes

my brother and dad were there that day

rip

true that, RIP

RIP
that is very unfortunate and tragic but lets hope this doesnt draw out into a lawsuit, he was a competitor pushing the limits like we all do and sometimes that 5% chance that you'll fall happens... and that .5% chance that you'll die happens too...